Combined drum and cymbal beater



No. 751,505. PATENTED FEB. 9, 1904. H. K. HARRISON & A. L. BROWN.

GOMBINED DRUM AND CYMBAL BEATER.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV.13,1903.

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No. 751,505. PATBNTED FEB. 9, 1904. H. K. HARRISON & A. L. BROWN. COMBINBD DRUM AND CYMBAL BEATER.

APPLIGATION FILED NOV.13. 1903.

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No. ,505.- Patented February 1904.

UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY K. HARRISON AND ALBERT L. BROXVN, OF S". PAUL, h IINNESOTA, ASSIGNORS TO W. J. DYEB & BRO., OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, A COR- PORATION. OF MINNESOTA.

COMBINED DRUM AND CYMBAL BEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '751,505, dated February 9, 1904.

Application filed November 13, 1903. Serial Na. 181,003. (No model.)

TO @M w7b0777/ it 1/ Concern: ing pedal by an elastic 17, connected at its Be it known that we, HARRY K. HARRIsoN lower end with the pedal and passing over a 5 and ALBERT L. BROWN, citizens of the United finger 18 upon the rear side of the arm. As

States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of shown in Fig. 1, one of the arms 14 supports Ramseyand State of Minnesota, have invented a cymbal-beater 19, romovably supported in certain new and useful Improvements in a the arm bya thumb-screw 20. The other arm Combined Drum and Cymbal Beater, of which similarly supports a drum-bcater 21. 5 5 the following is a specification. The cymbal is supported in adjusted posi- Our invention relates to improvements in tion by an arm 22, clamped by a thumb-screw' drumandcymbalbeaters; anditconsistsinthe 23 to the side of the drum. Slidable upon features of construction and combinationherethe arm 22 is a clamp 24, carrying disks 25, beinafter particularly described and claimed. tween which is clamped the cymbal, as illus- In the accompaning drawings, forming part trated in Fig. 4. The arm 22 and the openof this specification, Figure 1 shows our drum ing of the clamp 24 are made rectangular, so 5 and cymbal beater arranged in connection as to prevent turning of the cymbal.

with drum and cymbal. Fig. 2 is a top View With the parts positioned as shown in Fig. of our improved beater. Fig. 3 is a section 1 the depressing of the pedal 8 will turn the 5 on line a: w of Fg. 2. Fig. 4 is adetail of the block 11 and carry the cymbal-beater toward cymbal-supporting arm, showing the cymbal the cymbal, the arm being returned to normal in section; and Fig. 5 is an end view of the position by its elastic 17. Similar depresssame. ing of the pedal 8will turn the block 11 upon In the drawings, A represents a drum of its support to carry the drum-beater against 7 the usual construction. When used in conthe drum-head.

nection With our device, the drumis supported When it is desired to sound both drum and 5 in upright position by legs 1, clamped to the cymbal, both pedals are depressed by resting projecting edge of the drum-rim. the foot upon the Central plate 9. The stroke Our improved drum and cymbal beater is of the cymbal or drun beater-arm is adjusted 7 5 formed with a base 2, having laterally-extcndby the slot and thumb-screw connection 15 and ing lugs 3 for attachment to the floor below. 16. As shown in Fig. 3, the end of each Connected with the forward end of the base 2 pedal at the point of contact with the blocks 'by a bail 4: is a clamp 5, secured to the projcct- 11 and 11 is made rounded to give continuing rim of the drum, as shown in Fig. 1, by a ous contact as the arms are actuated. screw 6. Having common fulcrum support 7 Having now described my invcntion, what in the base 2 are pedals 8 and S Also I claim as new, and dcsire to secure by Letters mounted upon the supporting-fulcrums 7 is a Patent, isplate 9, standing over both pedals, as shown in 1. In a combined drum and cymbal beater, Fig. 2, to permit of simultaneous depression the combination with a supporting-base, of a 8 5 of the two pedals. Having fulcrum support pair of arms pivotally supported therein,

10 in the base in front of the pedals are themeans for adjusting said arms upon their blocks 11 and l1, under the real' ends ofwhich pivots, an actuating-pedal for each arm, and a extend the ends 12 of the pedals. Having an elastic connection between each arm and pivotal support l3 upon the blocks 11 and its pedal. 9

11 are similar arms 14, each of said arms be- 2. In a Combined drum and cymbal beater,

ing adjustable upon its pivot by a thumbthe combination with a supporting-base, of a 5 screw 15, passing through the upwardly-propair of arms pivotally supported therein, a

jecting side of the corresponding block and pair of pivoted pedals arranged in connection through a slot 16 in the adjacent arm. Each with said arms, an elastic connection between of said arms is connected with the correspondeach arm and its pedal, and a plate extending arms pivotally supported upon said blooks, a pair of pedals pvoted at the rear or' said block and having ronnded ends extending underneath said blocks, a plate extending over both pedals, and means nornally holding said ar's in raised position. r

In testimony whereof We affix our signatnres 20 in presence o't' two witnesses.

HARRY K. HARRTSON. ALBERT L. BROXV N.

Vvitnesses:

H. P. GASTON, W. H. DICKSON. 

